Improvement in farm-g-ates



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@atleut Letters Patent No. 86,315, dated January 26, 1869.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making put of thel um.

To all 'whom it mtl/y conce/rn.-

Be it known that I, H. PALMEnLEE, of Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent, and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Farm- Gates; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and. exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,'and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specication, and in which- Figure 1 represents a perspective view, and

Figure 2, side view of my farm-gate.

Similar letters indicate like parts in both figures.

The nature of my invention consists in providing the upper end of'a gate-post with notches over which works a metal strap, for the purpose of raising and lowering the gate, in combination with other devices, the peculiarity of which will hereinafter be described.

To enable others to make and use my invention, I will now describe its construction and operation.

In the accompanying ch'awings- A. A represent two posts, secured to each end of a sill, B, or they may be secured in the ground.

C is a vertical bar, hinged to the post A', and provided at its upper end with the metal strap a.

This strap works into the notches a' a a, formed o the gate-post D.

vraised or lowered.

The other gate-post F is provided with the latch d, working into a mortise formed on the inner surface of the post A.

This latch is provided with the spring e, whichconsists of the metal bar e', secured at its lower end to one ofthe bars of the gate, and the other end resting against a pin secured to the latch d.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The vertical-hinged bar C and metal strap a, in combination with the gate-post D and notches a a a on its upper end, all constructed, arranged, and operated substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that-I claim the foregoing as my own, I alix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses L. BEMENT, Moses R01-ms. 

